There are multiple similarities between Trump and the British monarch when looking at the 27 grievances the framers outlined in their 1776 declaration.
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Anti-Austerity Protests Draw Tens of Thousands Rallying Across U.K.
Marching under the banner End Austerity Now, protesters denounced public sector cuts, the treatment of the disabled and the vulnerable through welfare cuts, and the privatization of the National Health Service.
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Weeding Money From Politics, Maine Leads the Way On "Clean Elections" Governance
Maine, whose referendum on a Clean Elections law can ensure the state isn't represented by shady special interests, provides a model for how states can push back against big money in elections.
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Wikileaks Publishes the Saudi Cables
The release of more than half a million cables and documents from the Saudi Foreign Ministry contains top secret reports and communications – to be published in numerous tranches over the coming weeks.
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Why Greece Is On the Brink Of Putting Life Before Debt
Greece is the target of a violent, illegal, and immoral mission aimed exclusively at shifting private debt onto the public sector.
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A Brooklyn Deli “Gentrified” Its Prices to fight A Crazy Rent Hike
A Brooklyn bodega has rolled out a series of “artisanal prices” for everyday products in response to a steep rent hike that will likely force it to relocate.
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All 50 U.S. States Fail To Meet Global Police Use of Force Standards, Amnesty Reports
No state complies with international standards on the lethal use of force by law enforcement officers – and 13 states fall beneath even lower legal standards enshrined in U.S. constitutional law.
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How to Steal from Taxpayers While Blaming the Poor
It’s a vicious circle of hypocrisy: Americans dependent on the safety net are urged to “get a job” by the same free-market system that pays them too little to avoid being dependent on the safety net.
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People's Assembly and the Anti-Austerity Rebellion Seizing Britain
On Saturday, tens of thousands will march through London, Glasgow and across the U.K. to demand an end to austerity and increases in spending and investment.
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When Too Big To Fail Fails: The Scheme To Seize Depositors' Money
Unprosecuted, unreformed, unregulated and unrepentant, Wall Street parties on – and the money we thought was our own, protected in our checking and savings accounts, could be taken in an instant.
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Protest Is the New Terror: How U.S. Law Enforcement Is Working to Criminalize Dissent
While the recent NSA reform bill passed in Congress is a victory for civil liberties advocates, the fear of terrorism being openly exploited by law enforcement has allowed police to resurrect COINTELPRO in all but name.
